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Willing to pay the price?
It's been nearly one year since Albertans were hit with an increased carbon tax at $30 per
tonne on January 1, 2018. The controversial, and some say nefarious, tax is now two years old.
With this spike in the cost of living we now pay more for everything from home heating bills PAGE 6 MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
and gasoline, to groceries, rent, and consumer goods. The Weekly Anchor
There are rebates for mid-low income households, but as with any rebates, they never keep
pace with the inflation caused by the rising prices of consumer goods. And frankly, when the Your Local Independent Newspaper
gas bill is due, waiting for a quarterly rebate has not bee much comfort for many financially THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY APRIL 8, 2019 PAGE 11
struggling households.
So for our pain and suffering it's time to take a look and what this has 'bought' us in real T he Weekly ANCHOR 6,292 Audited Circulation
terms.
75% of Canadians believe governments should take action on climate change according to a Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221
recent survey. But they also say any plan shouldn't drive up the cost of living too much.
A carbon tax attempts to reduce emissions by making everything more expensive. It's a Comment SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 27 YEARS!
forced attempt to solicit lifestyle changes through cost increases. OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
In real terms, are Albertans willing to pay $20 more for a tank of gas or willing pay 15% or Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
even 20% more for groceries? Most would answer: NO! DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Call
The simple fact is even at Trudeau's $50 per tonne mandate by 2022 it's nowhere near enough Rural crime prevention CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, Noon
to have any significantly measurable effect on carbon or climate change. Environment Canada
has stated the figure would have to be close to $300 per tonne to reach emission targets (adding Member of the Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
Media Circulation
roughly 70 cents to a litre of gas) —political suicide. session at Peers Multiplex Letter to the Editor Policy Edson & District 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Audit
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
So why has Alberta's NDP government been so far ahead of the federally mandated minimum The Weekly Anchor Welcomes Letters to the Editor Telephone: (780) 723-5787
Fax: (780) 723-5725
carbon price of $20 per tonne for 2019? The nature and break and enters. That All letters are published at the discretion of the editor-publisher who Chamber of Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net Weekly Newspapers
Alberta
More tax dollars out of hardworking Albertan's pockets, for no significant results —plain and violence of rural From the means one third of reserves the right to edit for clarity, length and libel. Letters published do Commerce Website: www.weeklyanchor.com Association
simple. crimes is escalating. Publisher’s Desk these properties have not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters
must bear the name of the writer and include the address and telephone
Break-ins, assaults, Dana McArthur been broken into more number, which will not be published.
vehicle and than once and are
equipment thefts and likely to be targeted
more are making rural residents again.
increasingly worried. There are new measures like Project
Whether the increase in rural crime Lock-Up a victim-focused partnership
Deanna
Sue Ann
Cassie
relates to the economic downturn or not, that bring law enforcement agencies and Dana McArthur Common Cindy Weisser Kushniruk Mitchener
Graphics/Layout
Publisher/Owner
offenders range from locals to outsiders citizen-led crime prevention groups Sales Representative Reporter/Office Asst. Reporter
and many with repeat criminal records. together to provide an enhanced and
Organized crime, drugs, and gangs all escalated response to Albertans who
play a factor. have been hit hardest by break and
And criminals aren't staying in one enters.
location either, they are on the move The partnership includes Alberta
throughout rural regions looking for RCMP, Criminal Intelligence Service
targets. But with rural areas Alberta, Alberta Sheriffs, Alberta
encompassing 69 counties and municipal Community Peace Officers, Alberta Fish
Riding Update: districts, rural Alberta is mostly a vast and Wildlife Officers, Commercial Letter to the Editor Policy
and sparsely populated area.
Vehicle Enforcement Branch, Alberta
The reality is that staffing enough
Open Letter: RCMP for a 'minutes' response time like Rural Crime Watch Association, Alberta The Weekly Anchor welcomes Letters to the
Citizens on Patrol, and the Insurance
Editor
the cities is never going to happen in Bureau of Canada. The plan will focus
rural Alberta. on more patrols in the hardest-hit places
All letters are published at the discretion of the
RCMP officers to fill rural policing related to repeat victims of break and editor-publisher who reserves the right to edit for
Misadventures positions are very hard to come by. enters, and crime hotspots. It will also be clarity, length and libel.
Which is why Yellowhead County took
focusing on repeat offenders.
However, one of the most important
stop-gap measures last year to replace
long vacant Enhanced RCMP positions things you can do is learn to protect your Letters published do not necessarily reflect the
policies or beliefs of this newspaper.
with Yellowhead County Community rural property and family — right now.
Peace officers. Yellowhead County in partnership with All letters must bear the name of the writer and
Everyone has the a right to feel safe on the RCMP are hosting Cor De Wit with include the address and telephone number, which
their property. However, criminals know Alberta Rural Crime Watch to talk about will not be published. Rachel Notley’s social licence agenda
rural property owners' hands are legally rural crime prevention solutions. It will
Letter to the Editor tied when it comes to defending their be taking place at the Peers Multiplex on CORRECTION TO DATE
April 11 at 7pm.
property, and the courts never seem to
Media Release: take this growing reality seriously By understanding what makes Re: Mar. 25 issue page 15
enough. properties opportunistic for crime, it will The Mother-Son Soiree is scheduled to take place on April 18,
Open Letter: A recent Alberta RCMP analysis inherently make the whole community a 2019 starting at 6 pm at the Galloway Station Museum. Letter to the Editor Policy
indicated that 15 per cent of places safer and more secure place. Please plan (Tickets can be purchased for $30 at the Galloway Station
broken in to represent 32 per cent of all to attend. Museum or Town of Edson Community Services office.) The Weekly Anchor welcomes
letters to the editor
My
ViewPoint Jim Eglinski All letters are published at the discretion of
by Adrienne Tait Memories... MP Yellowhead the editor-publisher who reserves the right
to edit for clarity, length and libel. Letters
published do not necessarily reflect the
by Roy Hanson policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All
letters must bear the name of the writer
Greetings to many of you that I had the and include the address and telephone
opportunity to meet in my travels around this great number, which will not be published.
province. This 92 year old grade nine bush kid is
still around.
It has been an awesome journey with a few more
wonders to explore. So another brief story for my
favorite paper, The Weekly Anchor. We have been
friends for many years.
In my paper world I came across a couple of
MLA interesting photos which I had taken in November Views & News
Eric Rosendahl 2009. by Deanna Mitchener
As I recall, a couple of men were touring Chip
Lake in a half ton truck. This lake is very shallow
overall, with a couple of deep places, one of these
they discovered as cracking ice drowned out the “Are you getting any bites?” “Ya, frostbite!” - “Great, now the windshield wipers quit...”
sound of the radio. The men managed to climb onto
the truck cab roof and were able to call for help by The Weekly Anchor 6,292 Audited Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
cell phone. The ice broke quite a distance away Your Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Media Circulation
Audit
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
from the truck, not designed for a cold water swim. Local Independent Newspaper SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 27 YEARS! Telephone: (780) 723-5787 Sonia Roy
OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (780) 723-5725
Alberta
Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
A friend came with a boat to complete the rescue. DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Call Website: www.weeklyanchor.com Association Administration
Front Desk
Weekly Newspapers
Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net
Some days are so different than others. The CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, Noon
memory lasts a long while. I just felt these pictures Member of the
aroused a bit of humor. We could use a bit of that Edson & District
CORRECTION these days. Chamber of
Apologies on my behalf to the Edson Cycling Association for a It was great to spend some time with you. Have a Commerce Dana McArthur Sue Ann Cindy Weisser Cassie Deanna
misqoute of projected full cost build of the new Bike Park that is great day. Publisher/Owner Sales Representative Graphics/Layout Reporter/Office Asst. Mitchener
Common
Kushniruk
Reporter
going in out at Willmore. In the last issue my article incorrectly said
$350,000 when actually it is a $624,000 projected cost for the full
build. Please accept my apologies and I take full blame, not the
Weekly Anchor. Deanna Mitchener
Deanna has a new photo
Jim Eglinski
MP Yellowhead
It's been nearly one year since Albertans were hit with an increased carbon tax at $30 per
tonne on January 1, 2018. The controversial, and some say nefarious, tax is now two years old.
With this spike in the cost of living we now pay more for everything from home heating bills PAGE 6 MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
and gasoline, to groceries, rent, and consumer goods. The Weekly Anchor
There are rebates for mid-low income households, but as with any rebates, they never keep
pace with the inflation caused by the rising prices of consumer goods. And frankly, when the Your Local Independent Newspaper
gas bill is due, waiting for a quarterly rebate has not bee much comfort for many financially THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY APRIL 8, 2019 PAGE 11
struggling households.
So for our pain and suffering it's time to take a look and what this has 'bought' us in real T he Weekly ANCHOR 6,292 Audited Circulation
terms.
75% of Canadians believe governments should take action on climate change according to a Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221
recent survey. But they also say any plan shouldn't drive up the cost of living too much.
A carbon tax attempts to reduce emissions by making everything more expensive. It's a Comment SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 27 YEARS!
forced attempt to solicit lifestyle changes through cost increases. OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
In real terms, are Albertans willing to pay $20 more for a tank of gas or willing pay 15% or Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
even 20% more for groceries? Most would answer: NO! DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Call
The simple fact is even at Trudeau's $50 per tonne mandate by 2022 it's nowhere near enough Rural crime prevention CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, Noon
to have any significantly measurable effect on carbon or climate change. Environment Canada
has stated the figure would have to be close to $300 per tonne to reach emission targets (adding Member of the Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
Media Circulation
roughly 70 cents to a litre of gas) —political suicide. session at Peers Multiplex Letter to the Editor Policy Edson & District 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Audit
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
So why has Alberta's NDP government been so far ahead of the federally mandated minimum The Weekly Anchor Welcomes Letters to the Editor Telephone: (780) 723-5787
Fax: (780) 723-5725
carbon price of $20 per tonne for 2019? The nature and break and enters. That All letters are published at the discretion of the editor-publisher who Chamber of Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net Weekly Newspapers
Alberta
More tax dollars out of hardworking Albertan's pockets, for no significant results —plain and violence of rural From the means one third of reserves the right to edit for clarity, length and libel. Letters published do Commerce Website: www.weeklyanchor.com Association
simple. crimes is escalating. Publisher’s Desk these properties have not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters
must bear the name of the writer and include the address and telephone
Break-ins, assaults, Dana McArthur been broken into more number, which will not be published.
vehicle and than once and are
equipment thefts and likely to be targeted
more are making rural residents again.
increasingly worried. There are new measures like Project
Whether the increase in rural crime Lock-Up a victim-focused partnership
Deanna
Sue Ann
Cassie
relates to the economic downturn or not, that bring law enforcement agencies and Dana McArthur Common Cindy Weisser Kushniruk Mitchener
Graphics/Layout
Publisher/Owner
offenders range from locals to outsiders citizen-led crime prevention groups Sales Representative Reporter/Office Asst. Reporter
and many with repeat criminal records. together to provide an enhanced and
Organized crime, drugs, and gangs all escalated response to Albertans who
play a factor. have been hit hardest by break and
And criminals aren't staying in one enters.
location either, they are on the move The partnership includes Alberta
throughout rural regions looking for RCMP, Criminal Intelligence Service
targets. But with rural areas Alberta, Alberta Sheriffs, Alberta
encompassing 69 counties and municipal Community Peace Officers, Alberta Fish
Riding Update: districts, rural Alberta is mostly a vast and Wildlife Officers, Commercial Letter to the Editor Policy
and sparsely populated area.
Vehicle Enforcement Branch, Alberta
The reality is that staffing enough
Open Letter: RCMP for a 'minutes' response time like Rural Crime Watch Association, Alberta The Weekly Anchor welcomes Letters to the
Citizens on Patrol, and the Insurance
Editor
the cities is never going to happen in Bureau of Canada. The plan will focus
rural Alberta. on more patrols in the hardest-hit places
All letters are published at the discretion of the
RCMP officers to fill rural policing related to repeat victims of break and editor-publisher who reserves the right to edit for
Misadventures positions are very hard to come by. enters, and crime hotspots. It will also be clarity, length and libel.
Which is why Yellowhead County took
focusing on repeat offenders.
However, one of the most important
stop-gap measures last year to replace
long vacant Enhanced RCMP positions things you can do is learn to protect your Letters published do not necessarily reflect the
policies or beliefs of this newspaper.
with Yellowhead County Community rural property and family — right now.
Peace officers. Yellowhead County in partnership with All letters must bear the name of the writer and
Everyone has the a right to feel safe on the RCMP are hosting Cor De Wit with include the address and telephone number, which
their property. However, criminals know Alberta Rural Crime Watch to talk about will not be published. Rachel Notley’s social licence agenda
rural property owners' hands are legally rural crime prevention solutions. It will
Letter to the Editor tied when it comes to defending their be taking place at the Peers Multiplex on CORRECTION TO DATE
April 11 at 7pm.
property, and the courts never seem to
Media Release: take this growing reality seriously By understanding what makes Re: Mar. 25 issue page 15
enough. properties opportunistic for crime, it will The Mother-Son Soiree is scheduled to take place on April 18,
Open Letter: A recent Alberta RCMP analysis inherently make the whole community a 2019 starting at 6 pm at the Galloway Station Museum. Letter to the Editor Policy
indicated that 15 per cent of places safer and more secure place. Please plan (Tickets can be purchased for $30 at the Galloway Station
broken in to represent 32 per cent of all to attend. Museum or Town of Edson Community Services office.) The Weekly Anchor welcomes
letters to the editor
My
ViewPoint Jim Eglinski All letters are published at the discretion of
by Adrienne Tait Memories... MP Yellowhead the editor-publisher who reserves the right
to edit for clarity, length and libel. Letters
published do not necessarily reflect the
by Roy Hanson policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All
letters must bear the name of the writer
Greetings to many of you that I had the and include the address and telephone
opportunity to meet in my travels around this great number, which will not be published.
province. This 92 year old grade nine bush kid is
still around.
It has been an awesome journey with a few more
wonders to explore. So another brief story for my
favorite paper, The Weekly Anchor. We have been
friends for many years.
In my paper world I came across a couple of
MLA interesting photos which I had taken in November Views & News
Eric Rosendahl 2009. by Deanna Mitchener
As I recall, a couple of men were touring Chip
Lake in a half ton truck. This lake is very shallow
overall, with a couple of deep places, one of these
they discovered as cracking ice drowned out the “Are you getting any bites?” “Ya, frostbite!” - “Great, now the windshield wipers quit...”
sound of the radio. The men managed to climb onto
the truck cab roof and were able to call for help by The Weekly Anchor 6,292 Audited Published by: 422247 Alberta Ltd. Canadian
cell phone. The ice broke quite a distance away Your Canadian Publication Mail Number - 40014221 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson, Alberta Media Circulation
Audit
P.O. Box 6870, T7E 1V2
from the truck, not designed for a cold water swim. Local Independent Newspaper SERVING: TOWN OF EDSON & YELLOWHEAD COUNTY FOR 27 YEARS! Telephone: (780) 723-5787 Sonia Roy
OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (780) 723-5725
Alberta
Fri.: 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
A friend came with a boat to complete the rescue. DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Call Website: www.weeklyanchor.com Association Administration
Front Desk
Weekly Newspapers
Email: anchorwk@telusplanet.net
Some days are so different than others. The CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Tuesday, Noon
memory lasts a long while. I just felt these pictures Member of the
aroused a bit of humor. We could use a bit of that Edson & District
CORRECTION these days. Chamber of
Apologies on my behalf to the Edson Cycling Association for a It was great to spend some time with you. Have a Commerce Dana McArthur Sue Ann Cindy Weisser Cassie Deanna
misqoute of projected full cost build of the new Bike Park that is great day. Publisher/Owner Sales Representative Graphics/Layout Reporter/Office Asst. Mitchener
Common
Kushniruk
Reporter
going in out at Willmore. In the last issue my article incorrectly said
$350,000 when actually it is a $624,000 projected cost for the full
build. Please accept my apologies and I take full blame, not the
Weekly Anchor. Deanna Mitchener
Deanna has a new photo
Jim Eglinski
MP Yellowhead
